Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Okobojo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Okobojo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Okobojo

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Okobojo:
  • 44.646684, -100.395552
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Okobojo

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Sully County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sully County
  • Since Okobojo is near Hughes County and also Stanley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Hughes County
  • eBird sighting report for Stanley County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Okobojo ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Blunt
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
  • Blunt is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blunt <1>
• Canning
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
  • Canning is located in Hughes County
• Forest City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Potter County
• Gray Goose
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Goose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Goose
  • Gray Goose is located in Hughes County
• Lacy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
  • Lacy is located in Stanley County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 66 people
• Marksville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Dewey County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 771 people

How Far From Okobojo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Okobojo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Okobojo and extending to:

• Onida, which is the Seat of Sully County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Okobojo to Onida, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okobojo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sully County: www.sullycounty.net/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/